Martin, James,   1933-2013. <br/><br/>
The meaning of the 21st century :    a vital blueprint for ensuring our future /  
 Meaning of the twenty-first century 
James Martin. 
 - New York :   Riverhead Books,   2006. 
 - xiii, 526 p. :   ill. ;   21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1: The need for transition -- The transition generation -- What got us into this mess? -- Rich kids and their trust funds -- Too many people -- The giant in the kitchen -- Destitute nations -- Climate catastrophe -- Invisible mayhem -- 2: Technologies of sorcery -- Genetically modified humans? -- Nanodeluge -- Automated evolution -- The transhuman condition -- 3: Through the canyon -- The awesome meaning of this century -- A perfect storm -- The vital role of corporations -- Culture's crucible -- A counter-terrorist world -- World scenarios -- 4: The gateway to the future -- A great civilization? -- Values of the future -- Cathedrals of cyberspace -- Rich and poor -- Russian roulette with homo sapiens -- Revolution. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781903919866 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technological forecasting.<br/>Technology --Social aspects.<br/>Technology and civilization.